During the summer, our children are on vacation! This school break is a perfect time to generalize learning related to writing and pencil grasp in a more fun, spontaneous and creative context. Through play, your child will certainly be more motivated and engaged in their learning! Here’s a suggested list of fun activities for the whole family to try.
For rainy days:
– Play tic-tac-toe with letters, shapes and/or numbers (instead of O and X) – Keep score during board games with letters, shapes and/or numbers – Exchange messages on mirrors or windows in the house with erasable pencils – Use fun pencils (colorful, oversized, very small, shiny).
– Write in flour, sand, shaving cream, etc. – Vary the writing surfaces (carbon paper, sandpaper, whiteboard, chalk board) – Write a letter to a friend and go post it – Invent a secret code to enter a room (bedroom, living room, etc.) and write it on a sheet at the entrance to the room. – Take an old pizza box and create a computer with the letters and numbers of a keyboard. – Write with a brush on steamy shower doors – Write a story or a comic book
For outdoor trips:
– Write a list of items to bring in your backpack the day before departure. – Trace a path with a highlighter pencil on a trail map. Write the words departure and arrival. – Using a tree branch, write words or numbers (each kilometer traveled, for example) in the dirt on the ground. – Gather different leaves on the ground, place them under a sheet of paper and using the pencil, color from left to right to reveal the leaf. Write the name of the tree that the leaf comes from under the drawing. – Write on a piece of paper all the animals observed during a snack break.
For transitions, travel or in a waiting room:
– With a capped pencil, have fun writing the numbers and letters on the back of your companion and making them guess the lines. -Play hangman – Use the following smart apps: Escapadou (script and cursive) Montessori Box I am learning cursive writing
The goal of these activities is to automate pencil-grasp and motor movements associated with letters, shapes and numbers while having fun outside of school. Enjoyment will be there for sure!
The CRCM team of specialized educators and psychoeducators
CRCM – Clinique de réadaptation Carolyne Mainville
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